Meet Your Future: Artificial Intelligence

AUSTIN, TEXAS — I’m attending my first SXSWi conference and in true fashion, it is living up to its hype. And as it turned out, about my own future. I attended a discussion on Big Data and AI: Sci-Fi vs. Everyday Applications. The panelists included Robin Goad, Rayid Ghani, Dr. Doug Lenat and Kris Hammond — all experts in Big Data and AI. To kick off the discussion, Robin asked the experts, “What you believe we are doing today with the combination of Big Data and AI?” In response, Kris asked the audience, “How many of you have looked at a spreadsheet on a daily basis?” As I’m sure you would guess, almost every hand in the room was raised. Kris elaborated on the concept that AI can be a tool…